TGIF

It's been a crazy week over here, or at least it seems that way. The first couple of days were strictly for recovery and really weren't as bad as I thought they would have been. I actually got to see video of myself crossing the finish line and all I can say is I really need to work on my form. I think I run slightly similar to Phoebe from friends. I mean not with the hands all over the place, but yeah, it's not pretty.




Wednesday we went to Epcot to check out the Flower and Garden show. We even had a chance to go into The Seas to see the fish.



When we went back into the countries the kids were excited about all the plants that were made to look like Disney characters. Jill about lost her mind when we got to Germany and she saw this:



Now yes, this is awesome but when you are flying solo with one kid that wants to sit and stare at the tower that also sings and has glowing hair (yeah thanks Disney) and one kid that wants to stare at the trains. These two things are feet from each other and you can see the tower from the train, but miss insisted on being in front of the tower. It was a short visit to Germany needless to say.

Yesterday I braved Publix solo with the kids. I never know about grocery shopping with them because the likelihood of getting a double cart is slim. Thankfully there was one left and believe you me it got a full wipe down since I just saw an article about how 72% of carts came back positive for fecal matter. *Vomit* The kids did really well in the store and actually picked out all of our produce. They really love the produce section, I'm pretty lucky. Aaron's only request was that we get watermelon and Jill wanted apples. If she had her way she would have eaten the apple in the store right then and there.

Around the time we got home Jill really started complaining about her ear so Scott took her to the pediatrician to have her checked out and yup, she has another ear infection. The doctor said some kids are just more likely to get them and at their age their ear canals aren't big enough to flush everything out fast enough and that's why it happens. So now we're on antibiotics for another 10 days, I'm just really lucky she is good about taking medicine.

While Scott and Jill were at the pediatrician I got to have some quality time with my Aaron man. We hung out in the backyard and spent most of the time sneezing because of the orange blossoms. He's such a riot though and such a toddler. We were "racing" each other from one side of the yard to the other and he would stop halfway because he was distracted by a flower or an acorn. Too cute!



Hope all is well with you and that you have a fantastic weekend! If you have a chance, please check out Scott's St. Baldrick's page.

What's been going on...

Oh where to start? So much has been going on...

Friday we went to our friends the B6 for a playdate. I seriously love that our kids get along so well. The girls especially get along really well, maybe too well? I caught them all jumping on the bed and giggling. I like to call this foreshadowing for those slumber parties where you wake up at 2am and hollar "You girls need to quiet down or else!", not that I ever heard that when I was growing up. *ahem*









Saturday Scott and I went for our Valentine's Dinner at Artist's Point inside the Wilderness Lodge. Scott is a HUGE fan of this restaurant so I was excited that we would be able to go. The food there is...rustic, as in I just went out back and shot it, look it's head is mounted on the wall. Scott had the venison and I had....wait for it...buffalo. It was all super delicious and I would totally go back and repeat the entire meal. Naturally after telling people that I had buffalo I got these comments: My MOM sang "Buffalo Gal won't you come out tonight, come out tonight, come out tonight..." My sister sent me this:



I'm pretty much still in tears.

So bring on Sunday...bloody Sunday. Scott was a dear and let me sleep in and that's when I found out our fridge died. Yup, everything in the freezer was completely defrosted, ice had melted we were in critical save the weeks worth of grocery mode. Nobody was able to come out that day so we had to do a mad dash to Lowe's who thankfully had an old school fridge for sale for $380. We only had to throw out a few items, mainly stuff that was in the freezer. The repairman came out today and said the compressor blew on it, so now we need to wait and see if our warranty company will replace the compressor or the whole fridge.

Yesterday was better, obviously, it was Valentine's Day :) The kiddos were lucky enough to get presents from Tay Tay and Ya-Ya (my sister Cathy and niece Lorren). Aaron got a Lightning McQueen Duplo set, which has not left his sight, and an Animal t-shirt. Jill got a Rapunzel t-shirt, which she immediately needed to wear, and a Rapunzel hair band. They love their new presents and I am so thankful that they have godmothers like Tay Tay and Ya-Ya.


That's what's going on over here, hope everything is going well in your neck of the woods!